Troubleshooting#

For guidance on debugging an installation, see Frequently asked questions.

Problems with git#

First, make sure you have a clean build and install (see How to completely remove Matplotlib), get the latest git update, install it and run a simple test script in debug mode:

rm -rf /path/to/site-packages/matplotlib*
git clean -xfd
git pull
python -m pip install -v . > build.out
python -c "from pylab import *; set_loglevel('debug'); plot(); show()" > run.out

and post build.out and run.out to the matplotlib-devel mailing list (please do not post git problems to the users list).

Of course, you will want to clearly describe your problem, what you are expecting and what you are getting, but often a clean build and install will help. See also Get help.